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E: 30/04/2008 Win A 2 Night Stay In Oxford
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catz747
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http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/features/the-oxford-murders--prize-competition-810962.html
The Answer is: 80
& Please also Thanks littlemissjojo :T
Álex de la Iglesia's new thriller The Oxford Murders, starring John Hurt, Elijah Wood and Leonor Watling is released on April 25, and to celebrate we're giving you and a friend the chance to win a two-night stay at luxury four-star hotel the Oxford Belfry.
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<!--proximic_content_on-->In the film, a professor and his grad student work together to solve a series of murders using numerical clues left on the victims by their killer. So, in keeping with the theme of mathematics, we've created a puzzle of our own.
The Answer is: 80
& Please also Thanks littlemissjojo :T
Álex de la Iglesia's new thriller The Oxford Murders, starring John Hurt, Elijah Wood and Leonor Watling is released on April 25, and to celebrate we're giving you and a friend the chance to win a two-night stay at luxury four-star hotel the Oxford Belfry.
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<!--proximic_content_on-->In the film, a professor and his grad student work together to solve a series of murders using numerical clues left on the victims by their killer. So, in keeping with the theme of mathematics, we've created a puzzle of our own.
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A = 48
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cheap-rivets-blamed-for-massive-loss-of-life-as-titanic-sank-809622.html
B = 25
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/boycott-call-as-gibraltar-decides-to-cull-monkeys-810395.html
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C = 1
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-2-arsenal-1-hargreaves-conjures-vital-strike-to-finish-arsenal-808710.html
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D = 100,000
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/weather-competition-and-jayz-blamed-for-slow-glastonbury-sales-805756.html
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E = 2,500,000
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/biofuel-the-burning-question-808959.html
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F = 2050
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/catherine-townsend/catherine-townsend-sleeping-around-810297.html
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G = 20
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/berlusconi-pledges-to-clean-up-naples-and-save-alitalia-809618.html
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H = 1500
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/fields-of-gold-investors-discover-lucrative-haven-in-britains-farmland-810376.html
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E / D = 25
F/ B = 82
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25 + 82 = 107
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H / G = 75
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107 – 75 = 32
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32 + A = 800 -
ermmm....I make it 305???? Just going to check again!
Nope, ignore me, just done it again, I had added an extra 0 on the 2500,000!!
It is definitely 80. Well done Catz!!!!Comp wins: Jan: Cuddly Iguana, Disney Watch Feb: Nothing!! March: Love Curse of the Rumbaughs book April: Nothing!! May: Years free cinema tickets0 -
Which bit do you have different?, I wasn't sure about H answer
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Which bit do you have different?, I wasn't sure about H answer
No, the answers were great, it was my maths that was suspect!!!! Just looked at H again and agree with 1500.Comp wins: Jan: Cuddly Iguana, Disney Watch Feb: Nothing!! March: Love Curse of the Rumbaughs book April: Nothing!! May: Years free cinema tickets0 -
Thanks littlemissjojo :T0
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